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Jewish News 24 · Oct 29, 2026

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🗳️🇮🇱 ISRAEL ELECTION UPDATE: LIKUD GAINS SEAT AS SHAS DROPS TO HISTORIC LOW: With approximately 97.3% of votes counted as of 2:55 p.m. Thursday, Likud has gained one seat, rising to 27, while Shas has fallen to six seats for the first time since the 1992 election. Yashar remains at 21 seats, Beyachad at 12, the Joint List at 11, and Ra’am at eight. Netanyahu’s coalition bloc remains at 53 seats, compared with 48 for the Change Bloc and 19 for the Arab parties, leaving neither major bloc with the 61 seats needed for a majority. The Reservists-Economic Party (2.69%) and Amcha Yisrael (1.65%) remain below the electoral threshold. Results are still preliminary.

🗳️🇮🇱 ISRAEL ELECTION UPDATE: LIKUD GAINS SEAT AS SHAS DROPS TO HISTORIC LOW: With approximately 97.3% of votes counted as of 2:55 p.m. Thursday, Likud has gained one seat, rising to 27, while Shas has fallen to six seats for the first time since the 1992 election. Yashar remains at 21 seats, Beyachad at 12, the Joint List at 11, and Ra’am at eight. Netanyahu’s coalition bloc remains at 53 seats, compared with 48 for the Change Bloc and 19 for the Arab parties, leaving neither major bloc with the 61 seats needed for a majority. The Reservists-Economic Party (2.69%) and Amcha Yisrael (1.65%) remain below the electoral threshold. Results are still preliminary.

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